On Grieving Many Times, and Many Times Over
My beautiful, sweet mother died last week at the age of 90 years old. She passed while I was on a plane on my way
January 30, 2023
The Antidote to Shame
I was relinquished at birth, then adopted into a new family at the age of one-week old. I entered this world without the safety net
January 16, 2023
ANNOUNCING: A NEW PARTNERSHIP, A NEW HOPE Click here to read an introduction I wrote to the Adoption Constellation. I have the honor of collaborating
December 30, 2022
Announcing: A New Partnership, A New Hope
Addiction and Adoption Constellation Support Group Meets every other Tuesday at 5:30 pm PST, 8:30 pm EST Register Here As you know from
December 19, 2022
Trust Exercises to Overcome Hiding in Plain Sight
I often go back to the topic of trust as someone who had spent the majority of his life unsure if it was safe to
November 29, 2022
It’s All Material – Why Telling Stories Matters
I’ve had a lot of breakthroughs in my life, but it wasn’t until I started to share my story that I understood that my experiences
November 6, 2022
Yearning for Connection? You Are Welcome Here
From a very young age, most people strive to belong to a group. Whether it’s their immediate family, peers, or people with similar interests, we
October 5, 2022
Did You Know There Are Two Celebrated Authors from East Troy, WI?
It’s hard to not make it sound as if it’s not my ego that needs stroking, but when I think about my work as an
September 15, 2022
Happy New Season!
For many of us the real new year starts in September. This is the time when kids and young adults go back to school, when
September 8, 2022
Grieving Loss and The Endowment of Pain
Recently, I experienced a profound personal loss. The details are not important as they are private, but this was the loss of the greatest caliber
August 10, 2022
The Butterfly Effect: Truth and Transparency in (my) Adoption
“The butterfly effect is the idea that small, seemingly trivial events may ultimately result in something with much larger consequences – in other words, they
August 5, 2022
Adoption Truth: What Every Adoptee Wants You to Know
What every adoptee/ relinquishee wants you to know is that we are not all the same. We have all, however, gone through trauma, whether we
July 13, 2022
The Harm of Positivity
Have you too been feeling this “sweet” pressure to feel good, the way I have lately? I’m talking about the pressure to triumph over negativity
June 30, 2022
A Love Hangover is Better than Any Other Hangover
“I’ve got the sweetest hangover/ I don’t wanna get over” ~ Diana Ross Recently, I was a part of a beautiful event that made
June 15, 2022
HIGH-VALUE-ADDED ADDICTION CONSULTING
Case Study: Margaret Campbell and Family (witch children)
One of the most sensitive cases I sometimes take on are the ones involving children. I don’t work directly with children, but through applying the
June 9, 2022
Brace Ourselves
There’s no doubt that we’re going to be here for a little longer—here meaning the unstable and unpredictable world we find ourselves in. Nothing seems
May 14, 2022
HIGH-VALUE-ADDED ADDICTION CONSULTING:
Case Studies
Above photo by Andrea Piacquadio. In the following series I will talk about composite case studies based on clients who came to my practice looking
May 6, 2022
HIGH-VALUE-ADDED ADDICTION CONSULTING
Case Study: Liam
In the following series I will talk about composite case studies based on clients who came to my practice looking for help with their emotional-
April 23, 2022
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